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Teacher: Sarah Opbroek Class: Language Arts/ Grade 7 Date: March 2, 2009 The students will: 1) Be able to write a short narrative using the picture given   2)  Use describing words to tell a story more thoroughly 3) Know the characteristivs of narrative writing  **Rationale:** This lesson is important in establishing the thought process and imagination of narrative stories. Through this lesson students can use pictures as a way to imagine a scene and write about it. Using this sort of process helps the student to place on paper and in words, what they imagine in their mind.    Activity 1: (introduction)   -What is a narrative? (have students brainstorm what they believe to be a narrative)  tells a story (point of view)  follows some sort of order of events  beginning, middle, and end   has a PLOT, CHARACERS, SETTING   uses description/diaogue to tell the story   -“show events”, don’t just tell about them   Activity 2: (picture)   -hand out picture  -as a class, brainstorm ideas about the picture (what is going on? what details of the painting are important?, who are the characters?) -Place describing words/thoughts about picture under heading placed on board (Character, Setting, Situation, Vocabulary)   Activity 3:   -review what narratives are and what they need   -pass out “checklist”  **Materials:** picture    Classroom supplies (paper, pencil, etc)  **Assessment: **Look for: -editing problems    -describing words that help tell the story    -structures of a narrative   (beginning, middle, end; plot, character, setting)
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